sleepy
adjective/ˈsliːpi/
/ˈsliːpi/
(comparative sleepier, superlative sleepiest)
- needing sleep; ready to go to sleep synonym drowsy
- a sleepy child
- He had begun to feel sleepy.
- The heat made her sleepy.
Extra Examples- She was beginning to get a little sleepy.
- The sun was making him sleepy.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
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- (of places) quiet and where nothing much happens
- a sleepy little town
- The town remains sleepy despite the activity all around it.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- remain
- …
- sleepy little
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